Red Grape, Onion & Gruyere Grilled Pizza

This grilled pizza is an amazing combination of sweet and savory and makes a perfect appetizer.

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Prep:

15 Minutes

Cook Time:
8-12 Minutes

Serves: 2-4

Ingredients:

1 pkg. Wewalka Bistro Pizza Dough

1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 cup seedless red grapes, halved

1/2 cup red onion, sliced into very thin rings

1 tsp. rosemary, chopped

1 cup Gruyere cheese

2 Tbsp. Pecorino cheese

Balsamic glaze

1 cup balsamic vinegar

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Baking Tips

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If you like your pizza crust with an extra crunch, you can pre-bake it without toppings (or only tomato sauce) for about 5 minutes in the preheated oven.

If you plan on topping your pizza with a lot of fatty meats or juicy vegetables, brushing on a thin layer of olive oil base can help with containing the moisture during baking.

Raw or fatty meats aren’t going to get fully cooked from a few minutes atop a pizza in the oven. Always pre-cook and drain vegetables that release water while cooking, such as mushrooms.

Exceptions: thin cut pepperoni and prosciutto and some thinly sliced vegetables are fine to top raw.

Use the dough right out of the refrigerator and don’t let it sit on the countertop for too long.

Unroll and keep dough on parchment paper while baking. Paper is oven safe up to 500°F and paper will brown during baking. Cut off or tuck excess paper under the dough, so it isn’t hanging over the baking sheet.

Cutting the dough: If you need to cut the dough, place it on a cutting board to avoid scratching your baking sheet or countertop. If cutting the dough on the baking sheet, ideally use a pizza cutter.

To unroll the dough, remove dough from package and gently separate the dough and parchment paper from the roll, so that the dough on paper begins to lay flat. Be careful not to separate the dough from the parchment paper. There may be some sticking, but the dough and paper should easily pull away from the roll.

Once the dough is lying flat on the baking tray, cut off or tuck any excess paper under, so it does not hang over the edge.

The fastest way to a crispy and chewy crust is cooking the dough directly on a heated surface. Make sure the oven is fully preheated and already hot. A pizza stone or even a simple sheet pan needs ample time to pre-heat. Pizza and Flatbread can also be cooked on a non-heated sheet pan, but always in a pre-heated oven.

You can brush the dough edges with olive oil. Do it right before it goes in the oven and/or right after it comes out. You'll get great color, crunch and flavor.

1. To make the glaze, combine the balsamic vinegar and brown sugar, cooking until sugar is dissolved. Bring to boil, then simmer for approx. 8 mins until reduced and thick.

2. While the glaze is reducing, turn the grill on and heat a pizza stone on the grill to med-high heat. Unroll the refrigerated Bistro Pizza Dough on the enclosed parchment paper and flip onto the hot stone. Peel away the parchment paper from the top of the dough and close the grill lid. Cook until the bottom of the dough is brown and the top is bubbly, around 2-3 minutes.

3. Next, flip the dough and brush the top with olive oil. Top with grapes, red onion, rosemary and Gruyere. Close the grill and cook for 3-4 more minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with Pecorino and drizzle with the balsamic glaze.

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Red Grape, Onion & Gruyere Grilled Pizza

This grilled pizza is an amazing combination of sweet and savory and makes a perfect appetizer.

Prep: 15 MinutesCook Time: 8-12 MinutesServes: 2-4

Ingredients:

1 pkg. Wewalka Bistro Pizza Dough

1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 cup seedless red grapes, halved

1/2 cup red onion, sliced into very thin rings

1 tsp. rosemary, chopped

1 cup Gruyere cheese

2 Tbsp. Pecorino cheese

Balsamic glaze

1 cup balsamic vinegar

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Directions:

To make the glaze, combine the balsamic vinegar and brown sugar, cooking until sugar is dissolved. Bring to boil, then simmer for approx. 8 mins until reduced and thick.

While the glaze is reducing, turn the grill on and heat a pizza stone on the grill to med-high heat. Unroll the refrigerated Bistro Pizza Dough on the enclosed parchment paper and flip onto the hot stone. Peel away the parchment paper from the top of the dough and close the grill lid. Cook until the bottom of the dough is brown and the top is bubbly, around 2-3 minutes.

Next, flip the dough and brush the top with olive oil. Top with grapes, red onion, rosemary and Gruyere. Close the grill and cook for 3-4 more minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with Pecorino and drizzle with the balsamic glaze.